Align Credit Union in Lowell, Mass., recently named the winners of its 23rd annual scholarship program. The credit union awarded $13,000 in total to 15 local students. Since the program's inception in 1994, Align has awarded scholarships to 255 students to assist them with their pursuit of higher education.
This year's Member Scholarship winners are:
- �Molly Burke of Westborough, MA (Bentley University)
- Alexander Corcoran of Dracut, MA (University of Massachusetts Amherst)
- Andrew Dunn of Westford, MA (University of Maryland)
- John Hughes III of Tewksbury, MA (Fitchburg State University)
- Chantz Mello of Lowell, MA (Middlesex Community College)
- Cameron Murray of South Hampton, NH (University of New Hampshire)
- Nicole Raphael of Boxford, MA (University of Maine)
- Kayla Rich of Billerica, MA (Clark University)
- Madeline Scovotti of Haverhill, MA (Suffolk University)
This year's High School Scholarship winners are:
- Erin Dixon, Lowell High School
- Melissa Freed, Danvers High School
- Melissa Marchetti, Framingham High School
- Coleen Noonan, Amesbury High School
- Julia Norton, Haverhill High School
- Nyomi White, Methuen High School
"The continued support of Align over the last two years, and now continuing into the future, allowed me to build my professional credentials with unpaid internships at the Lowell Sun last summer and the political newspaper The Hill in the spring, finally allowing me to leverage those experiences into a paid full-time reporting internship at the Baltimore Sun this summer," said Member Scholarship Winner Andrew Dunn.
"If Align didn't provide me the financial support to pursue those amazing experiences, I would not be sitting in one of the best newsrooms in the nation right now, reporting on a major city. As I return to the University of Maryland in the fall for my junior year, I will continue to chase my interests wherever they lead, and can do so knowing I have had the fortunate, invaluable long-term support of Align Credit Union."
"One of the best investments a person can make is in his or her education," stated Align President/CEO Ken Del Rossi. "With the cost of a college education escalating each year, it's also becoming one of the largest investments. With Align's scholarship program, we're able to help students achieve their goal of a college degree and help them go on to be successful in their professional lives. It's an honor to have a small part in their success."
